Addis Ababa vs Ganzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Addis Ababa	Ganzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1180	$761
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2653	$1990
🏠 One person rent	$710	$352
🏘️ Family rent	$1338	$593
🍽️ Food expenses	$322	$240
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.8	$83.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$207	$922
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	44 km
🎓 Higher education	32	27
😀 Quality of life	39	43
🏙️ Population	5.7M	8.97M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 55% more expensive than in Ganzhou. Cities ranked 4540th and 6620th ($1180 vs $761) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 37th in Ethiopia and China, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.2 months in Ganzhou. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Ganzhou ranked 148th in China, while ranked 7025th and 6697th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Ganzhou

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	Addis Ababa	Ganzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.24	$2.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.7	$21.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.27	$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$1.26
☕ Cappuccino	$1.18	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$637	$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$444	$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1854	$699
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$859	$486
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.4	$34.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$52.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$130	$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.49%	3.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2510	$6871
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1875	$3172
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.91	$23.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.57	$4.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.45	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.7	$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.46	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$3.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.94	$5.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.22	$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.49	$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.7	$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.2	$38.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.72	$6.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$31.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.13	$8.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.3	$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3446	$17058

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Addis Ababa

Distance	City	Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi	Awasa	$886
254 km or 158 mi	Dessie	$838
258 km or 161 mi	Jimma	$654
320 km or 199 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
349 km or 217 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
374 km or 232 mi	Harar	$718
421 km or 261 mi	Gondar	$897
447 km or 278 mi	Jijiga	$764
460 km or 286 mi	Dikhil	$542
495 km or 308 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
498 km or 309 mi	Borama	$518
502 km or 312 mi	Mekelle	$662
561 km or 348 mi	Djibouti City	$571
568 km or 353 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
587 km or 365 mi	Hargeisa	$660
595 km or 370 mi	Obock	$540
651 km or 405 mi	Mendefera	$487
666 km or 414 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
701 km or 436 mi	Asmara	$520
735 km or 457 mi	Massawa	$486
752 km or 467 mi	Keren	$488
758 km or 471 mi	Kassala	$1006
761 km or 473 mi	Zabid	$482
767 km or 476 mi	Taiz	$507
780 km or 485 mi	Malakal	$496
789 km or 490 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
805 km or 500 mi	Aden	$503
806 km or 501 mi	Kosti	$860
807 km or 502 mi	Ibb	$496
851 km or 529 mi	Bor	$506
853 km or 530 mi	Baidoa	$706
870 km or 541 mi	Dhamar	$486
914 km or 568 mi	Sayyan	$481
914 km or 568 mi	Juba	$513
920 km or 572 mi	Sanaa	$546
989 km or 615 mi	Khartoum North	$877
995 km or 618 mi	Khartoum	$888
995 km or 618 mi	Gulu	$594
1005 km or 625 mi	Meru	$541
1006 km or 625 mi	Omdurman	$908

Cities near Ganzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
143 km or 89 mi	Ji'an	$600
177 km or 110 mi	Shaoguan	$818
191 km or 119 mi	Chenzhou	$724
208 km or 129 mi	Meizhou	$655
219 km or 136 mi	Xinyu	$564
226 km or 140 mi	Longyan	$649
226 km or 141 mi	Yichun	$590
228 km or 141 mi	Pingxiang	$577
232 km or 144 mi	Heyuan	$764
249 km or 155 mi	Liling	$563
262 km or 163 mi	Hengyang	$590
272 km or 169 mi	Sanming	$603
278 km or 173 mi	Fuzhou	$585
282 km or 175 mi	Lianzhou	$755
285 km or 177 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
291 km or 181 mi	Jieyang	$443
295 km or 183 mi	Chaozhou	$451
300 km or 186 mi	Xiangtan	$582
305 km or 190 mi	Qingyuan	$794
307 km or 191 mi	Puning	$569
307 km or 191 mi	Huizhou	$601
311 km or 193 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
326 km or 203 mi	Shantou	$581
327 km or 203 mi	Changsha	$577
331 km or 206 mi	Nanchang	$506
332 km or 206 mi	Dongguan	$656
336 km or 209 mi	Nanping	$630
337 km or 209 mi	Yingtan	$603
340 km or 211 mi	Yongzhou	$609
343 km or 213 mi	Shanwei	$936
345 km or 214 mi	Guangzhou	$774
351 km or 218 mi	Xiamen	$688
354 km or 220 mi	Guixi	$598
361 km or 224 mi	Loudi	$579
362 km or 225 mi	Foshan	$611
363 km or 226 mi	Ningxiang	$570
374 km or 233 mi	Wuyishan	$601
375 km or 233 mi	Kinmen	$823
375 km or 233 mi	Hezhou	$758
377 km or 234 mi	Shenzhen	$916